Raccoons and their babies (called kits) seem to be everywhere, both day and night – climbing trees, wandering under the porches or decks, roaming the beaches and generally strolling about yards, woodlands and even Island towns.

Well-named species make me happy.

Every seashell has a story, and we are lucky enough to have a seasoned storyteller in our midst to tell it.

Crane flies are true flies in the family Tipulidae. They have been called mosquito hawks.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but this photo may require only about half as many.